Editors notes as a conductor, daniel barenboim has had a distinguished history with the orchestral music of debussy, but this is his first fullalbum foray into the french composers solo piano works. Its a piece that is very well suited to an instrument with a very singing, limpid treble set over a deep, resonant bass perfect for those recurring bflat pedal points. Were celebrating the 150 th of composer claude debussy claude debussy at the piano, 1893. One only prays and hopes that the rest of debussy s piano music is somewhere in the near future, probably along with at least the core ravel piano works if not all the ravel piano music. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans lair du soir modere 3. Book i was composed in a short time between december 1909 and february 1910. Debussy preludes, book 1 by claude debussy 18621918. Claude debussy s preludes are 24 pieces for solo piano, divided into two books of 12 preludes each.
Datetime dimensions user comment 15 december 2011, 14. Some pedaling marks at the bottom if these pages were cut off. Jan 09, 2010 voiles, number 2 from book i of debussys preludes. Im thinking of voiles from the preludes, bk 1 of claude debussy. Voiles is a composition by claude debussy for solo piano from 1909. Pentatonic scale in debussy s voiles as discussed before, the other two pieces are in the pentatonic scale as well.
Hes recorded the first set of debussy preludes, but not the second, so this is his first go at both. Ralph votapek debussy 24 preludes preludes, book i19091910 37. Voiles, number 2 from book i of debussy s preludes. Claude debussy wielcy kompozytorzy 28 2005, book, cd. Inspired by the performances of the american dancer loie fuller, whose scarf dances were. As the dan tranh is tuned to the pentatonic scale itself, the khong minh toa lau is naturally in a pentatonic scale, with many descending and ascending glissandos within this scale. The piece elicits feelings of serenity within an eerie tranquility. Claude debussy s painterly preludes the subtle, elusive quality of debussy s twentyfour preludes is captured perfectly by pianist paul jacobs, who plays them with. Childrens corner 19061908 is debussy s easiest collection, suitable for early advanced players. Aug 26, 2016 debussys preludes are divided into two parts.
Claude debussys preludes are 24 pieces for solo piano, divided into two books of 12 preludes each. Free sheet music l 117, debussy, claude preludes, book 1. Unlike some notable collections of preludes from prior times, such as chopins op. Unlike chopins, bachs and many other composers homonymous series, these pieces arent sorted by key signature. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l air du soir 5. Prelude voiles, book 1 no 2 prelude voiles book 1 no 2. Though cathedral is scheduled for a performance, the rest remain undone. Claude debussy s preludes are two sets of pieces for solo piano, written in 191010 and 1912, and published as book i and ii respectively. Its intriguing to speculate on why debussy thought the word.
A descriptive analysis of the preludes book 1 of claude debussy. It consists in a series of 24 short pieces, equally subdivided into two books. Preludes, livre 1 debussy, claude movementssections movtssecs. Wvk001 debussy preludes book 1 albums wave kinetics. Voiles da preludi, libro i, per pianoforte debussy voiles preludes, book 1 no. Hyacinth talk contribs created by using sibelius 5. The debussy prelude voiles, which i have not touched since my christmas concert, was languid and transparent, something i have been struggling to achieve at home. Some traumatizing events in his childhood caused him a depression and he never spoke about his early years. Use of the whole tone scale in debussys voiles, prelude. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans lair du soir. For 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bassoon, contrabassoon, 2. Types of triplets found in piano compositions of debussy and places where they are found. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans lair du soir 5.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The second piece is voiles translates as veils or sails and that is exactly how debussy intended it to be. Debussy preludes, book 1 download free sheet music. Among the most important 20th century composers, and the most influential. Often dubbed a musical impressionist, but his music always has a strong sense of form. The title of the piece may be translated to english as either veils or sails. Three years exist between the publication of the first and second book, with the former appearing in 1910. The first book of preludes is slightly easier than the second, since the second collection features debussys more mature writing style.
The easiest debussy piano pieces and the most difficult. Written between 1909 and 19, preludes are probably claude debussys most important work for piano. Ivan moravec fell short of sheer apollonian distance and control in his debussy, and yet that is still marvelous. His readings of the first book of preludes, and the first set of images is going to be much, much, much more than soothing pastel background music listening. Pentatonic scale in debussys voiles, preludes, book i, no. One of the easiest pieces in this collection is the girl with the flaxen hair, around a. Unlike other collections of preludes by great composers, debussy s do not follow a strict pattern of key signature. Of debussy and ravel thesis presented to the graduate council of the north. It is the second piece in a set of twelve preludes published in 1910. Debussy preludes, book 1 in 2008, i finished the first that i know of complete orchestration of debussys first book of preludes for piano.
A descriptive analysis of the preludes book 1 of claude. Aug 19, 2016 debussy did nothing less than liberate music from the domination by functional harmony which had prevailed for three centuries. Sviatoslav richter plays debussy preludes book i duration. Theyre both still quite the challenge for advanced players only. The great benefit of dividing the octave in these ways is to avoid traditional harmony, which seems to have been coltranes intention. Claude debussys preludes are 24 pieces for solo piano, divided into two books of 12 preludes. Voiles, meaning either veils or sails in french, is an example of an impressionist piece of music even though debussy himself refused the title of an impressionist.
With glissandos emulating the sound of a harp, and by incorporating numerous dissonant chords that do not resolve to any traditional patterns of chord. This paper also includes a brief history of preludes as well as possible influences upon debussy and his compositions. These compositions, while endearing themselves to both pianist and listener, also occupy an important place in musical. The purpose of this thesis is to discuss and give a descriptive analysis of twelve of the twentyfour preludes written by claude debussy. Preludes books 1 and 2 paperback april 1, 1999 by claude debussy composer 4. Adele katz on the other hand was more reluctant to adjust the 26 arnold whittall, debussy now, in the cambridge companion to debussy. Compositions of debussy, the number of measures marked piano, and the number of measures marked forte. Later he could not compose without having his favorite porcelain frog. Francesco piemontesi has based his work on this essential composition upon a new edition durandsalaberteschig, codirected by renowned french piano music. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems.
Felix salzer blurs schenkers strict distinction between dissonance and consonance in an attempt to show a large scale tonal coherence of entire pieces. He is no longer a young man, and has had many years to consider these preludes since he discovered them at the age of 8. Debussy, pascal roge piano works vol 3 preludes book 1. Sep 29, 2009 claude debussy s painterly preludes the subtle, elusive quality of debussy s twentyfour preludes is captured perfectly by pianist paul jacobs, who plays them with a tolling, belllike sound. Even though its called childrens corner, these pieces arent meant for children rather, theyre meant to invoke the vibe of childhood.
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